Sunday’s stud and duds headed by Josh Smith’s third career triple-double

It was a wild day of achievement across the NBA with several intriguing games and strong performances.

But nobody filled up a stat line quite line quite like Atlanta forward Josh Smith, who produced his third career triple-double to lead the Hawks’ victory over Toronto.

That kind of all-around excellence will earn a spot at the top of Studs and Duds any day.

Here are others who sparked and those who struggled across the association in yesterday’s games.

STUDS

Atlanta F Josh Smith: Notched a triple-double with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in the Hawks’ 96-78 victory at Toronto. It was the third triple-double in Smith’s career, and for good measure he added three steals and two blocked shots and was a team-best plus-24 in plus-minus.

New York C Amar’e Stoudemire: Produced 37 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists in a career-high 54-minute effort in the Knicks’ 125-116 double-overtime victory over Detroit.

New York G Raymond Felton: Scored 23 points and added 11 assists in a marathon 53-minute effort in the Knicks’ double- overtime victory over Detroit.

San Antonio G Manu Ginobili: Had a strong all-around game with a team-high 23 points, seven rebounds and eight assists in the Spurs’ 109-95 comeback victory at New Orleans.

Indiana C Roy Hibbert: Led his team with 24 points, 12 rebounds and six assists as the Pacers posted a stunning 95-92 victory over Los Angeles Lakers for their first victory ever over them at the Staples Center.

Houston F Shane Battier: Produced a season-high 18 points and turned in a stellar defensive effort against Kevin Durant in the Rockets’ triumph over the Thunder.

Oklahoma City G Russell Westbrook: Notched team-high totals of 23 points and 10 assists in the Thunder’s loss at Houston.

DUDS

Oklahoma City F Kevin Durant: Struggled through a 7-for-18 shooting night and missed a game-winner at the buzzer in the Thunder’s 99-98 loss at Oklahoma City. Durant finished with 18 ponts — 10 below his season average — and a season-low two rebounds.

Los Angeles Lakers C Pau Gasol: Hit only 5 of 15 from the field and had five turnovers in the Lakers’ home loss to Indiana. Gasol finished with 13 points, his second-lowest scoring total of the season.

Toronto F Andrea Bargnani: Hit just one of eight field goal attempts in the second half of the Raptors’ loss to the Hawks. Bargnani also had five turnovers and was a team-worst minus-19.

Phoenix F Hakim Warrick: Struggled through 3 of 12 shooting and was a game-worst minus-17 in the Suns’ loss at Denver.

Detroit G Ben Gordon: Made back-to-back turnovers early in the game and went downhill from there in a three-point, team-worst three-turnover effort against the Knicks.

San Antonio G Tony Parker: Struggled through a 2-for-7 shooting effort and was limited to a season-low six points in the Spurs’ victory at New Orleans.

Los Angeles Clippers F Brian Smith: Missed all six field goal attempts including three 3-pointers in the Clippers’ loss against Utah.

New Jersey F Travis Outlaw: Clanked through a 2-for-9 shooting performance and was limited to seven points in the Nets’ victory over the Trail Blazers, his old team.